Exam DP-300: Administering Relational Databases on Microsoft Azure

Exam Number: DP-300 Length of test: 120 mins
Exam Name: Administering Relational Databases on Microsoft Azure Number of questions in the actual exam: 40-60
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Total Questions: 342

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Study guide for Exam DP-300: Administering Microsoft Azure SQL Solutions

Audience profile

As a candidate for this exam, you should have subject matter expertise in building database solutions that are designed to support multiple workloads built with:

  • SQL Server on-premises
  • Azure SQL services

You’re a database administrator who manages on-premises and cloud databases built with SQL Server and Azure SQL services.

As the Azure database administrator, you implement and manage the operational aspects of cloud-native and hybrid data platform solutions built on SQL Server and Azure SQL services. You use a variety of methods and tools to perform and automate day-to-day operations, including applying knowledge of using Transact-SQL (T-SQL) and other tools for administrative management purposes.

You’re responsible for the following concerning database solutions:

  • Management
  • Availability
  • Security
  • Performance monitoring and optimization

You evaluate and implement migration strategies for moving databases between Azure and on-premises. Plus, you work with Azure data engineers, Azure solution architects, Azure developers, data scientists, and other professionals to manage operational aspects of data platform solutions.

As a candidate for this exam, you should have knowledge of and experience with:

  • Azure SQL Database
  • Azure SQL Managed Instance
  • SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines (Windows and Linux)

Skills at a glance

Plan and implement data platform resources (20–25%)

  • Plan and deploy Azure SQL solutions
  • Configure resources for scale and performance
  • Plan and implement a migration strategy

Implement a secure environment (15–20%)

  • Configure database authentication and authorization
  • Implement security for data at rest and data in transit
  • Implement compliance controls for sensitive data

Monitor, configure, and optimize database resources (20–25%)

  • Monitor resource activity and performance
  • Monitor and optimize query performance
  • Configure database solutions for optimal performance

Configure and manage automation of tasks (15–20%)

  • Create and manage SQL Server Agent jobs
  • Automate deployment of database resources
  • Create and manage database tasks in Azure

Plan and configure a high availability and disaster recovery (HA/DR) environment (20–25%)

  • Recommend an HA/DR strategy for database solutions
  • Plan and perform backup and restore of a database
  • Configure HA/DR for database solutions
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